Definition of "kicker" in English

noun

One who kicks.
(sports) One who takes kicks.
(nautical) The kicking strap.
(nautical, informal) An outboard motor.
(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant, serving as a punchline or clincher.
- John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.
- Tuition is free; the kicker is that mandatory room and board costs twice as much as at other colleges.
(finance) An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
(poker) An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.
- Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.
(journalism) Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.
(journalism) The last one or two paragraphs of a story.
(journalism) Synonym of lead-in (“start of photo caption”).
(radio, television) A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.
(printing) A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles.
(sports) A launch ramp.
(prison slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
(informal) A relaxed party.
(film, television) A backlight positioned at an angle.
(pinball) A rubber pad that propels the ball away upon impact, like a bumper, but usually a horizontal side of a wall.
(performance art) A practitioner of the kicking performance art.
(US, slang, archaic) A complainer.

noun

(slang, Southern US) A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy.